Bernie Sanders, Supervisor Jane Kim To Celebrate Free City College

Next Friday, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) will join District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim at City College's Ocean Campus to celebrate free tuition at City College, which started in August.

City College of San Francisco is the first and only community college in the nation to offer free classes to all city residents regardless of age, income or educational status. Since the change, enrollment is up 18 percent, with 45,000 students enrolled for autumn classes.

Sanders has been a vocal proponent for making higher education more affordable. Last fall, he endorsed making City College free; he also endorsed Prop W, which provides the revenue that makes the free tuition possible.